Great video! The tail slapping can be a good ro bad sign - either playfulness or anger which means when the slap the tail usually means back off, go away, this is my spot/territory but usually they travel but it can also be playfulness. Cant say for sure but still really neat to see that :D
@EvatheDiva00 It was @ Shearwater ( Bella Bella) B.C. There were 2 females & the bull. Yes they could have taken the salmon in a second. Summer 2009 on a fishing trip. We were going to release the fish( as we had already done 12 previously that day. Very luck day for us to interact with nature this way.
Seems like they were trying to help you out by killing your fish for you (heh). If they'd wanted to eat it themselves they would have just bitten it right in half (or swallowed it completely). Maybe they thought you were having a hard time getting it, and swum over to help. They hung around right until you took the fish out the water, and like I said, if they'd really wanted to take it they would have. Or, maybe they were just in a playful mood. the one slapping its tail certainly seemed it.
It was actually both/either. There was definitely a big male in with the group, and the others could have either been females or juveniles of either sex (without them having rolled over you can't be sure).
That is amazing footage!! good job! they loved interacting with your fish? what was it? salmon? thats soooo cool - good job! always take your camera with u fishing!
WOW!!! :-D that really is awesome! when that huge fin comes towards the boat, your words were my thoughts exactly! (vid deserves way more hits) great video
I live in BC aswell adn I see this creatures EVERYWHERE.
ToLateToEmbarrass 1 month ago
Its like there testing to see if its a trick, good video.
tobbitwangerscotland 4 months ago
Idiots they were no hunger for fish only human they used it as bait and u tried to grab it u r a luckky monkey they were too slow
jaofas18 4 months ago
Thanks for sharing this! Beautiful!!
NREnck 8 months ago
"get that on video holy shit"...lol!!!
bigworld3001 11 months ago
@bigworld3001
Ya that was 2009 august fishing trip to Shearwater ( Bella Bella B.C.) We're also Kayaking the same area this summer. Cheers
007frigger 10 months ago
@007frigger Hope you have more encounters this summer! Please post them if you do :>)
bigworld3001 10 months ago
Great video! The tail slapping can be a good ro bad sign - either playfulness or anger which means when the slap the tail usually means back off, go away, this is my spot/territory but usually they travel but it can also be playfulness. Cant say for sure but still really neat to see that :D
ALoveForOrcas 1 year ago
BC? Where was this? You sound Canadian
EvatheDiva00 1 year ago
@EvatheDiva00 It was @ Shearwater ( Bella Bella) B.C. There were 2 females & the bull. Yes they could have taken the salmon in a second. Summer 2009 on a fishing trip. We were going to release the fish( as we had already done 12 previously that day. Very luck day for us to interact with nature this way.
007frigger 1 year ago
@EvatheDiva00 what gave it away? the Canadian flag on the boat??
sentient001 10 months ago
@sentient001 haha i didnt even notice the flag until now. i just know of anywhere else with orcas that close to shore
EvatheDiva00 10 months ago
@EvatheDiva00 All good, I was just bustin your balls lol
sentient001 10 months ago
Seems like they were trying to help you out by killing your fish for you (heh). If they'd wanted to eat it themselves they would have just bitten it right in half (or swallowed it completely). Maybe they thought you were having a hard time getting it, and swum over to help. They hung around right until you took the fish out the water, and like I said, if they'd really wanted to take it they would have. Or, maybe they were just in a playful mood. the one slapping its tail certainly seemed it.
nat365 2 years ago
you were sooo lucky, some people pay good money to see orca in the wild and dont get half as close.
elfwhitewave 2 years ago
So cool, what an honor to actually witness that. Being on the boat an all.
violet4rose 2 years ago
What amazing footage!
Hillke 3 years ago
Yea well in the moment we were so flabbergasted that no DNA or sex checks were done
007frigger 3 years ago
That wasn't a he eating the fish, it was a she. Males have the larger fins, females smaller. A male orca's dorsal fin can grow up to 6 feet tall :)
oxhwkxo 3 years ago
It was actually both/either. There was definitely a big male in with the group, and the others could have either been females or juveniles of either sex (without them having rolled over you can't be sure).
nat365 2 years ago
That is amazing footage!! good job! they loved interacting with your fish? what was it? salmon? thats soooo cool - good job! always take your camera with u fishing!
wolfcruise 3 years ago
WOW!!! :-D that really is awesome! when that huge fin comes towards the boat, your words were my thoughts exactly! (vid deserves way more hits) great video
tiptopstuff 3 years ago
That's so awesome! Great video!! =]
That looks incredible.. good footage!
That bull orca was huge.. his dorsal fin must've been at least 5 feet tall!
peepchick101 3 years ago